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Reflecting on Your Values During a Time of Crisis
Remembering what drives you as a teacher, your “why,” is critical for weathering tough times.
Advocacy and Education Policies of Tomorrow
What possible futures does Anne Olson see in education policy, and what advocacy strategies can take us there? See her...
Collectively Striving for a More Perfect Union
In response to the “patriotic education" Executive Order, we stress understanding our history, good and bad, to create a just,...
Centering the Student to Decolonize Curriculum
How can educators engage systemically marginalized children? One solution is student voice.
Topics: Education Equity
Now Is the Time for Futures Thinking
Education is the place to dive in together with futurists' tools to think about problems and solutions at a deeper,...
Topics: Future of Learning
Indeed, Kansans Can: Innovation in the Wake of COVID-19
How Kansas is building on years of supporting innovation in education policy during COVID-19.
Topics: Education Policy
Standards, Assessments, Access: How the Pandemic Provides an Opportunity for More Equitable Education
What do we want for schools? We can take advantage of the opportunity to rethink teaching and learning by exploring...
Topics: Education Equity
Observing Interconnections: A Futures Thinking Now Conversation
One of the Futures Studies tools everyone can use to analyze issues at the systems level is a Connection Circle....
Scaling Student-Centered Practices in New Hampshire
See how one state is scaling student-centered learning with Work-Study Practices in some resources at Student Centered Learning Research Collaborative.
Words Matter: How Utah is Updating Education Policy to Signal the Future of Learning in the State
How can a simple change of phrase lead to a change in accountability systems? See how Utah implemented changes, all...
Resilience and Maturity: One Graduate Navigates Life with Skills Learned
One graduate reflects on the skills learned during her internship and outlined in district’s Portrait of a Graduate. Big takeaway?...
Topics: Higher Education
Communicating the Future: A Futures Thinking Now Conversation
Katherine Prince and Jason Swanson chat about the tools and resources needed to frame and prepare for change and why...
10 Drivers of Engagement You Can Use Right Now
Research confirms that most students tend to respond positively to these 10 core drivers of engagement.
Topics: 101, Education Equity, Overcoming Challenges, Social Emotional Learning
Using Personalized, Competency-Based Learning to Address System Disruptions
How can schools improve the high school to post-secondary transition during a pandemic? ECS released six briefs to help conceptualize.
Topics: Education Policy
Remaking Tomorrow Explores a Just, Learner-Centered Future for Education in the Greater Pittsburgh Region
In partnership with Remake Learning, KnowledgeWorks presents Remaking Tomorrow: Learning in a Post-Pandemic Future.
Topics: Future of Learning
Exploring the Federal Implications of COVID-19: Teacher Preparation
What has COVID-19 taught us about how to build an adaptable and effective educator workforce?
Topics: Education Policy
Education Futures: Balancing the Familiar and the Unknown
A publication aiming to help strategic foresight practitioners and organizations considering investing in Futures Studies
Topics: Future of Learning
Exploring the Federal Implications of COVID-19: Social-Emotional Needs
COVID-19 elevated the importance of social-emotional learning. Now how do we center it in our education systems?
Mental Models and Transformation from the Inside Out
We must transform our mental models in order to transform education systems.
Topics: Systems Change
Exploring the Federal Implications of COVID-19: Accountability
Did COVID-19 create an accountability pause or a reset? Lillian Pace explores traditional accountability methods and what will need to...
Facing Uncertainty: A Futures Thinking Now Conversation
How does the future of learning look when faced with uncertainties presented by COVID-19? Katie King and Anne Olson discuss.
Exploring the Federal Implications of COVID-19: K-12 Assessments
Are annual accountability assessments a thing of the past?
Systems Thinking and the Work of Transformation
The urgent need for systems thinking and transformation cannot be understated right now.
Topics: Systems Change
Moving Beyond Waivers: Kentucky’s Story
Kentucky is taking a thoughtful approach to address the connection between seat-time and funding.
Topics: Education Policy